Tiptoe (Verb)
Meaning
Walk on one's toes.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The ballerina learned to tiptoe across the stage to add a touch of elegance to her movements.
- She began to tiptoe around the house so as not to wake up her sleeping baby.
- To avoid being seen, he tried to tiptoe past the guards without making a sound.
- The kids learned to tiptoe through the muddy patches in the backyard so they wouldn't get dirty.
- In an effort to sneak up on her sister, she decided to tiptoe quietly down the hallway.